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.TH LIBKSTAT 3LIB "Mar 24, 2004"
.SH NAME
libkstat \- kernel statistics library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lkstat\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <\fBkstat.h\fR>
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
Functions in this library provide a general-purpose mechanism for providing
kernel statistics to users.
.SH INTERFACES
.sp
.LP
The shared object \fBlibkstat.so.1\fR provides the public interfaces defined
below. See \fBIntro\fR(3) for additional information on shared object
interfaces.
.sp

.sp
.TS
l l
l l .
\fBkstat_chain_update\fR	\fBkstat_close\fR
\fBkstat_data_lookup\fR	\fBkstat_lookup\fR
\fBkstat_open\fR	\fBkstat_read\fR
\fBkstat_write\fR	
.TE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/lib/libkstat.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 25n
shared object
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/lib/64/libkstat.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 25n
64-bit shared object
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability	Stable
_
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR pvs (1),
.BR Intro (3),
.BR kstat (3KSTAT),
.BR attributes (7)
